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单词 coccyx
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
coc•cyx /ˈkɑksɪks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. coc•cy•ges 
    /kɑkˈsaɪdʒiz, ˈkɑksɪˌdʒiz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Anatomya triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column;
    tailbone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
coc•cyx  (koksiks),USA pronunciation n., pl. coc•cy•ges 
    (kok sījēz, koksi jēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomya small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column in humans, consisting of four ankylosed rudimentary vertebrae. See diag. under spinal column. 
  2. a corresponding part in certain animals.
  • Greek kókkyx cuckoo, from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1605–15;
coc•cyg•e•al  (kok sijē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coccyx /ˈkɒksɪks/ n ( pl coccyges /kɒkˈsaɪdʒiːz/)
  1. a small triangular bone at the end of the spinal column in man and some apes, representing a vestigial tail
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Greek kokkux cuckoo, of imitative origin; from the likeness of the bone to a cuckoo's beak

coccygeal /kɒkˈsɪdʒɪəl/ adj
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